SG Block Index

Block 260 Tampines ST 21

520260 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 260 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 69.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.3 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 17.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 295 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 260 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 260 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 520260

Pillar scores

Transport
57
Food
66
Schools
96
Healthcare
91
Daily needs
62
Green space
77
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
86
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
74
Seniors
71
Renters
62
Investors
58
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.2min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
61.2min
291TDTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
68.1min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
31.8min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 13 min (849 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

13mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 13 min (821 m) to Tampines
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
  3. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 260

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1804 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub17.7 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.4 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre30.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.4 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Y T Lim Clinic8.7 min
  • Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.8.7 min
  • United Medical Practitioners8.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk13.4 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park22 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk23.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home8.1 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre15.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C17 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)8.9 min
  • Tampines East CC11.5 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)19.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library10.3 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library36.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 212 min
  • Blk 231/238 Tampines Street 216.1 min
  • Blk 249/266 Tampines Street 216.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 260 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 supermarkets, 3 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 764094.5 min walk · 88 m
  • Stop 764014.7 min walk · 98 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2592 min walk
    291T

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Tampines planning area
Age profile
In Tampines, 13.5% of residents are under 15 and 14.8% are 65 or older.
25–298.4%
55–598.3%
60–648.2%
30–347.7%
Household income
40.9% of Tampines households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person11.5%
$20,000+11.5%
$15,000–17,4996.4%
$7,000–7,9995.6%
Dwelling mix
87% of Tampines households live in HDB flats; 12.8% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.3%
HDB 5 room and executive flats28.8%
HDB 3 room flats17.1%
Condominiums and other apartments11.4%
Household size
34.5% of Tampines households are one or two people; 3-person households are the most common.
3-person21.7%
2-person21.5%
4-person21%
1-person13%
In education
Of Tampines residents currently in education, 27.2% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.9%
Secondary23.5%
University16%
Polytechnic11.2%
Commute to work
58.9% of working Tampines residents commute by public transport; 27% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.3%
Car18.4%
Bus17.5%
MRT LRT only14.6%

Resident data for the Tampines planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$663k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 260 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 43% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability43th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 67%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 260 offers a strong liveability score (69.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get69.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tampines East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 260 Tampines ST 21

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

5-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$765k – S$780k
median S$770k · S$534545 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
524556587Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 260 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '265-room07 TO 09133S$770kS$538
Apr '265-room04 TO 06133S$765kS$534
Jan '265-room04 TO 06133S$780kS$545

Subzone medians — Tampines East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$651▲ 14.4%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.4%
5 ROOMS$560▲ 2.7%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 1.8%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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